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May 27, 2007
Quickie Link: 'Queerfest' Targets Anti-Gay Law, Prejudice
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By vanrozenheim
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(New Delhi, India) - Hundreds of India's closet gays and lesbians came out to celebrate their sexuality with the launch of a 10-day festival in New Delhi, hoping to build on a campaign against the country's strict anti-gay law. The 'Nigah QueerFest '07' kicked off late on Friday with a film screening, a lot of bonhomie and laughter--a rarity for most Indian gays who are often scorned and persecuted for even holding hands in public. Homosexuality is a crime in India and can result in a jail term of at least 10 years.
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